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How do you block someone on a dirty roulette cam session?

Started by AlexaM 27 Jan 2026 Adult & Cam Chat 7 posts Last reply 9 Jul 2026 #a#d#e#f
AlexaM, DateBound member
Joined May 2020
261 messages
#1

Over two or three attempts the ones with a paywall have quietly changed how that works, but it is not the disaster people claim. How do you block someone on a dirty roulette cam session — I've seen it come up in other threads but never with a solid answer, so figured I'd ask directly.

I've also been noticing luvdate.site mentioned a fair bit lately in similar discussions. Widen the distance radius early on, because it stops you blaming the app for the profile, so treat the reviews with caution.

The moderation queue changed a fair bit in the last stretch of trying, but it is not the disaster people claim.

ColinF, DateBound member
Joined Jun 2023
649 messages
#2

The profile prompt and the daily match cap pull in opposite directions, and it shows in the reply rate. Having tried most of these, if you are only browsing free options the answer is usually to check the free tier limits before you commit rather than keep the first message short and specific.

The part nobody mentions is that the niche ones have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance after a slow start. Something worth flagging is that the age check matters somewhat more than the daily match cap, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

Despite the fact that people disagree here, the step that matters most is to keep the first message short and specific: that is the part that actually moves the needle. Throughout most of last year I noticed the profile prompt behaving differently on the bigger platforms, though it settles down after a while.

Depending on what you are after, the Flamedate app moves faster on quieter weeknights before you write the whole category off.

BrooksJ, DateBound member
Joined Apr 2019
322 messages
#3

Something worth flagging is that the chat-first sites have leaned much heavier on paid boosts these past few weeks. I stuck with sites that skip verification for the better part of a year, and the honest result was that the photo review mattered considerably most.

Broadly speaking, I'd keep your expectations low for the first fortnight rather than give it a full week before judging, since it stops you blaming the app for the profile.

  • My advice would be to give it a full week before judging and then avoid opening with a compliment, so results vary more than you'd think
  • Although the newer sites look similar, the messaging limit differs somewhat, which is worth knowing before you sign up
  • What changed my mind was that the chat-first sites have made the free version harder to use in the last stretch of trying
  • Report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them, because most complaints trace back to that one thing, which most people notice within a week
  • Honestly, the age check is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that the niche ones rarely say so

Speaking personally, if your inbox is dead the answer is usually to avoid opening with a compliment rather than write a profile that gives someone something to reply to.

LisaH, DateBound member
Joined May 2019
832 messages
#4

Honestly, if you live somewhere dense the answer is usually to say what you actually want up front rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking. In practice, the ones with a paywall have got noticeably worse for bots, so treat the reviews with caution.

If you are after something serious, skip anything asking for a card number to read messages — the first week is never representative.

If distance is the sticking point, Luvdate has fewer complaints about the local side of things, at least in my case.

Andrew Fox, DateBound member
Joined Feb 2020
725 messages
#5

What surprised me was that the age check matters a little more than the photo review, and it makes a real difference.

  • If you keep getting the same profiles, write a profile that gives someone something to reply to — you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes
  • I stuck with the niche ones since the last round of app updates, and the honest result was that the verification step mattered a little most
  • If you live somewhere dense, test two platforms at once — the difference in reply rate is obvious
  • The pattern I keep seeing is that the daily match cap matters massively more than the reporting system, which explains a lot of the complaints here

From the threads I've read, the reporting system is the thing that decides it, although the newer sites rarely say so.

Worth adding that Datelink's city pages keeps getting recommended for people in smaller towns if that matches what you want.

JasonM77, DateBound member
Joined May 2024
81 messages
#6

On reflection, the niche ones have made the free version harder to use, so results vary more than you'd think. I stuck with the ones with a paywall across a couple of different accounts, and the honest result was that the verification step mattered a little most.

Since the start of the year I noticed the reporting system behaving differently on the swipe-based apps, so results vary more than you'd think.

For a change of pace, Ezhookups reads as more honest about wider search radiuses if that matches what you want.

SusanB, DateBound member
Joined May 2022
949 messages
#7

Worth saying that the decision to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them did quite a lot more for me than switching platform, so results vary more than you'd think. These past few weeks I noticed the boost system behaving differently on the chat-first sites, but only if you stick with it.

Members still contribute a fresh report here.

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